State of the art analysis

In our last meeting we summed up the interviews. There were not many complaints about the trip and that the passengers really seemed to like the view. So we figured we would incorporate the view into the project somehow and that it would be a good first user requirement, i.e still being able to enjoy the view while using our product. We also came up with a project idea for an application. The idea is that you point your phone camera towards a building/monument/landmark and the application will bring up information about the thing you're pointing at. I will focus my state of the art analysis on how other tourist/guide-applications present their information.

I searched for "Stockholm travel guide" in the iOS AppStore I then picked the top results and analyzed these.

The one I liked the most was Triposo:

 

 

It had easy to navigate menus, a crisp and clean design and gave a lot of useful information, for example ticket prices, open hours, and a link to the locations URL. It was also possible see where the location was located on a map (which you could open in google maps). The app also suggested several walking routes and other activities in Stockholm.

Another app was Travel in Stockholm:
This app was cluttered with adds, weird menus and design. It also contained typos in the information. However, it did include a search function as well as the possibility to change text size (good for people with bad eye-sight).

  



The last app I looked at was named Stockholm:
This was basically a list that presented information of popular sights and tourism locations. The thing I liked about this app was that it was very clean, it was very clear what it provided. No cluttering with strange buttons or features.

    

This gave me insight on good information and features in tourist/guide applications. I will discuss this further with the group.